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My question is this: are NFE Pokemon allowed to be in any other tier in RBY? This question came to mind when I helped out a fellow member who asked whether or not a Dragonair is viable in RBY OU competitive play (shown in this thread here). Now, the point of what he/she asked is not what I'm asking, what I'm asking is would a Dragonair (or any NFE RBY Pokemon) be allowed to go into your team to play in any other tier in RBY (Ubers, OU, UU)?

In the 4th generation, as we all know, you are now allowed to use the NFE Pokemon in the UnderUsed tier (not sure if you're allowed to use it in any other tier beyond UU, but I guess that would belong in the Stark Mountain section for simple answer/question thread) but are you allowed to use the NFE Pokemon in any other tier in the lower generations (e.g. generations 1 - 3)?

If anyone can answer that, please elaborate on your explanation rather just saying a simple answer (even though that's the point of this thread lol but I'd hate to get a reply post with just a 'yes' or a 'no', so please explain your answer if you have one to my question).

~ Aether Nexus
 
I can't think of any reason why using an NFE in OU or Ubers would NOT be allowed. In UU it's another matter. It's possible in principle that an NFE could be too powerful for UU, making it BL.
 
Thank you cantab, much appreciated. The carts also look different than their legit brethren, and I even caught a fake version of Platinum that took forever to save, but was able to get my money back and buy a legit one.

Anyone have any idea about what to do with the shiny Electrode? I have Pokemon Colosseum too. I just do not want to lose the only legit shiny I've ever gotten. Anyone had similar experiences/ideas? Thanks.
 
just curious, i coudln't seem to find this anywhere else >.<. are the base stats from gen3 the same as gen 4, so for example i had a newly bred heracross in emerald and i was checking Iv's they would look the same as a new lvl 5 heracross in D/P?
 
Base stats haven't changed since Gen 2, when special stat were split into SpA and SpD. The IVs are randomly put on your poke when they are met/the egg given to you, but you can control this to some amount (consult a breedign guide for this). But if you hatch an egg in Emerald, you can send it over to D/P and it will have the same IVs.
 
I heard somewhere that in Generation II, unown of the same letter always have the same Hidden Power. Is this true? If so, can anybody tell me which letters have which Hidden Powers?
 
JustPlay said:
Any ideas on how to safely get a shiny from a pirated emerald cart onto platinum? Thanks.
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Yes. If you don't have a DSi, just insert your Emerald cartridge into the GBA slot and select "Migrate from Emerald" in your Platinum on the main menu.
 
I appreciate the reply; I know about Pal Parking...I was just more concerned with the fact that it is a pirated version of LeafGreen (I got suckered in on EBay and didn't know it was pirated when I bought it until recently). I was wondering if it'd erase it or something when I tried to Pal Park?
 
Aether Nexus said:
My question is this: are NFE Pokemon allowed to be in any other tier in RBY? This question came to mind when I helped out a fellow member who asked whether or not a Dragonair is viable in RBY OU competitive play (shown in this thread here). Now, the point of what he/she asked is not what I'm asking, what I'm asking is would a Dragonair (or any NFE RBY Pokemon) be allowed to go into your team to play in any other tier in RBY (Ubers, OU, UU)?

In the 4th generation, as we all know, you are now allowed to use the NFE Pokemon in the UnderUsed tier (not sure if you're allowed to use it in any other tier beyond UU, but I guess that would belong in the Stark Mountain section for simple answer/question thread) but are you allowed to use the NFE Pokemon in any other tier in the lower generations (e.g. generations 1 - 3)?

If anyone can answer that, please elaborate on your explanation rather just saying a simple answer (even though that's the point of this thread lol but I'd hate to get a reply post with just a 'yes' or a 'no', so please explain your answer if you have one to my question).

~ Aether Nexus
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You can use NFE's in any tier, except those that are BL which you can only use in OU and Ubers (Those BLs being Haunter and Kadabra)
 
Why isn't there a Dragoniboah? (Dragonite with SubPunch and 2 special attacks.) The stats are like this:








HP Atk Def SpA SpD Speed
T-Tar:100 134 110 95 100 61
Nite: 91 134 95 100 100 80

I tried to line them up.

I mean, okay, the Subs are smaller, but Nite gets a slightly higher special attack and speed, although I'm not sure if speed is good when SubPunching. I mean, I guess Tar has Crunch, and sand, but is that it? Dragoniboah might be a very surprising set.
 
Jellypokes said:
I've been looking around and I think I read somewhere that just killing wild pidgeys near pallet town does just as much good as powering through the elite four.
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IF you are leveling up without a gameshark, then fighting lower-level pokemon will result in a lower ratio of level exp to stat exp; thus, the pkmn will have higher stats compared to its level, but it doesn't change the stat's potential maximum, so it's little more than a justification for sharking max stats onto pika- and petit- cup pkmn; if you switch enough and use the Exp. All, you can get--I forget, is it 1 or 0?--exp per battle from a wild Magikarp, so even if you evolve Gengar from a L.20 Haunter, you could still theoretically get max stats without leveling up at all.

It seems to me that using bait does sometimes have a positive effect in the Safari zone. Catching Dragonair in Yellow comes to mind.

I have a question, too. If more than 1 pkmn takes part in an in-game battle, who gets the stat exp? Is it divided; does it go to the maker of the KO; do all participating pkmn get the normal amount?
 
Doctor Unne said:
I have a question, too. If more than 1 pkmn takes part in an in-game battle, who gets the stat exp? Is it divided; does it go to the maker of the KO; do all participating pkmn get the normal amount?
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I guess all pokemon get the regular amount just like in newer generations but i can´t tell you for sure and i couldn´t find the information :S
 
Doctor Unne said:
I have a question, too. If more than 1 pkmn takes part in an in-game battle, who gets the stat exp? Is it divided; does it go to the maker of the KO; do all participating pkmn get the normal amount?
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I am pretty sure its divided evenly among the Pokémon who participated in the battle.
 
If the Pokemon switched, then the Stat Experience is divided between them

I recall hearing, however, that if Exp.All is used, then you'll lose out on Stat Experience, as the total distributed between the Pokemon is less than what you'd get normally.
 
gunbladelad said:
If the Pokemon switched, then the Stat Experience is divided between them

I recall hearing, however, that if Exp.All is used, then you'll lose out on Stat Experience, as the total distributed between the Pokemon is less than what you'd get normally.
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Yes, if Exp.All is utilized, than all Pokémon receive equal experience divisble by the number of Pokémon in your party. For example, if you defeated a level 5 Spearow with one Pokémon and gained 12 experience points, with Exp.All every Pokémon in your party (assuming you have 6) will receive 2 points.
 
Actually...
As most of you know, the normal equation for exp distribution is X/Y=Z, where X is the amount of experience gained by defeating an opponent pkmn, Y is the number of your pkmn which participated in battling that particular opponent pkmn, and Z is the amount of exp given to each participating pkmn.
Now, with Exp. All, the equations are (1/2X)/Y=Z, and Z/A=B, where A is the number of pkmn in your party and B is the amount of exp which each pkmn in your party recieves regardless of participation.
Because all of these equations round decimals down to the nearest integer, one could miss out on a negligible amount of exp by using the Exp. All without switching during battle. However, as the second set of equations makes clear, if one uses the Exp. All and also switches, then one misses out on a considerable amount of total exp; the more pkmn participate, the more exp you lose.
 
What doesn't Toxic work on? What I mean by that is, what types of Pokemon (and especially in RBY, as things are different in RBY). Like, if I used Toxic on a Grass-type or Poison-type (like Venusaur or Gengar) will it work? I know it doesn't effect those types in the later generations (or someone correct me on this if I'm wrong) so I wonder if it will work.

Thanks in advance to whoever can answer it. Also, as always to my questions, please do elaborate on your answers to my questions as I hate simple "yes to that" and "no to that" answers.

~ Aether Nexus
 
Dizzy punch is physical in all generations it appears in.

Hammering the Elite 4 with a high-level amulet coined sweeper will be one of the quickest ways to make money. Even if it's not the highest amount per battle, it's the only late game option where the battles are always available, no waiting.
 
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